Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-02-27
Of local bills on the calendar were

The Speaker laid before the houso
letter from General Sheridan inviting,
on behalf OF the Society of the Grand
Army OF the Cumberland, the members
of the House of Representatives TO AT
tend the ceremonies of the unyeiling
OF the statue OF the late Major-General
James A. Garfield, TO take place ID
Washington May 18th next. In view
of the fact that Congress viii not be IN
session on that date, the General
suggests that it would be graft
fying to the Society should the Speaker
appoint a committee to attend the
unwilling ceremonies and officially re-
present the House of Representative.
Referred. The space in front OF the
Speakers table was crowded with mem
beers eager to catch the eye of the pre-
siding officer and to make requests for
unanimous consent, but as each was re-
cognized there came demand for the
regular order from some members sit
ting in the rear of the hall, and no bust
ness was transacted. Finally the
Speaker recognized Mr.. Willis, who
moved that the rules be suspended and
the Senate amendment 10 the river-and-
harbor appropriation bill be non-con-
CURED in. -.
Mr.. Anderson, of Kansas, demanded
the record, pending which Mr.. Hep
burn. of Iowa, moved that the House
adiorm, and, pending this motion, that
when the House adjourn it be to meet
on Tuesday next. .
The latter motion the Speaker ruled
to be out of order pending motion to
suspend the rules, and the motion to
| adjourn was lost.
Mr.. Hepburn then demanded the
| reading Of the bill.
| Over an hour was consumed IN the
| reading, and then the motion to sus-
| pend was seconded by vote of lo9 to
3. There were Immediately loud cries
of "Vote," but Mr.. Hepburn secured
The House then went into Committee
of the Whole on the naval appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Sayers, of Texas, offered an
amendment appropriating S2,410,0JO
for the construction of two swift, dou-
ble-bottomed steel cruisers, each OF
about 1000 tons displacement, of the
type of the Newark, except boilers and
machinery: four of about LOO tons
disbursement, of the type of Gunboat
No. l; and one swift torpedo-boat-
said vessels to cost altogether, exclusive
of armament, not more than 81, $50, 600.
Mr.. Thomas, of Illinois, moved to
amend the amendment by providing
that vessels shall be built under con
tract, and as nearly as may be in com,
pliance with the provisions of the act
of August 3, 1886. Agreed TO.
As thus amended the amendmen
offered by Mr.. Savers, OF Tey.as, wa
adopted-134 to 80,
| On a point of oder raised by Mr.
Randall the last paragraph of the bill
authorizing the transfer of materia
from one hdreau of the Navy Depart
ment to another, was ruled from tn,
bill. The committee then rose and re
ported the bill to the House. The
House reaffirmed, by n vote of 81
yeas to II nays, the action OF the com
| mittce IN adopting the amendment
| offered by Mr.. Sayers, and the bill wa
passed.
The previous order for a session to-
night for the delivery OF eulogies upor
the late Representative Cole, of Mary
land, was vacated, and Monday nigh
was assigned for that purpose.
Then for an hour the House was il
storm and confusion. The ApprOpria
tons Committee desired 10 take re-
cess to enable the Legislative appropria
ton bill to be considered tonight, but
were unable to secure n quorum fol
that purpose.
Motions to adjourn were voted down
propositions for a session tomorrow
night were objected to, and final
| ", at 6:15 p. NJ. call o
| the House was ordered. The door
were then ordered to be closed, but q
resolution was adopted providing thai
all members who voluntarily presented
themselves Mt the doors before 8 O'CLOCK
should be admitted and should not be
compelled to give an excuse for then
absence. This was taken as tacii
agreement that no business would be
transacted until that hour, and many
members left the hall, and, after some
further colloquy, the House at 6:45
o'clock took a recess until 3 O'Clock
the evening session not to continue be
yond midnight.
When the House met mt O'Clock il
found itself in no better condition than
it had been when the recess was taken
The proceedings under the call of the
House not having been dispensed with,
the House assembled with closed doors
After half an hours wranging and con
fusion and noise, however, further pro
ceedings under the call were dispensed
with, and the House went into Commit
tee of the Whole on the Legislative, ex
ecutive, and judicial appropriation bill,
but the way was not yet clear for its
consideration, for Mr. Holman's re-
quest that the first reading of the bill
be dispensed with was objected TO by
Mr.. Brady, of Virginia, who demanded
that the bill be read in full.
Mr.. McMillin, of Tennessee, hoped
that the gentleman would Withdraw biz
objection. The fact fronting the House
was that this morning but one of the
general appropriation bills had been
signed by the President, and if the
House wished TO escape an extra ses-
sion it could only be done by strenuous
and persistent work and wasting Of nc
more time. But Mr.. Brady was obsti-
nate, and, amid shouts for "order, u
persisted in his objection, merely re-
plying to Mr.. McMillin's appeal by
the query as to whose fault it was that
the appropriation bills were so back
ward. In his objection he was vigor-
ously seconded by Mr.. Gibson, of West
Virginia, and though Mr.. Brady was
surrounded by his Republican friends
| endeayoFinQ to induce him TO Withdraw